Indictiment in Fake Drug Case

Little Rock, Ark. – Jane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas;James E. Finch, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Oklahoma CityDivision; and Wayne D. Beaman, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Justice Office of theInspector General, Dallas Field Office, announced today the arrest of Brandon Jay McFadden, aformer special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF").McFadden, age 33, of Lubbock, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury for the Northern District ofOklahoma on April 7, 2010. The four-count indictment, which remained sealed untilMcFadden's initial appearance today, charges McFadden with conspiracy to distributemethamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana; possessing methamphetamine with intent todistribute; possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense; and money laundering.According to the indictment, from July 2002 through approximately September 2009,McFadden was employed as a special agent with the ATF and stationed at the ATF's ResidentAgency in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During that time, McFadden regularly investigated potentialfirearms and drug trafficking offenses. The indictment alleges that beginning in January 2007,and continuing through October 2008, McFadden conspired with other individuals to distributemarijuana, powder cocaine, and methamphetamine in the Northern District of Oklahoma. Aspart of that conspiracy, McFadden is alleged to have planted drug evidence on suspects; stolendrugs and money from suspects; and testified falsely in court. The money laundering countcharges McFadden with using proceeds of the drug trafficking to purchase a Chevrolet Silveradoon June 8, 2007."When any law enforcement officer betrays the oath to protect; serve; and uphold thelaw, he tarnishes the badge of all law enforcement, violates the trust of the people and thereforeshould be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the very laws he has broken," said Finch.